Reforming the Law of Gratuitous Transfers: The New Uniform Probate Code

Authors

John H. Langbein, Yale Law SchoolFollow
Lawrence W. Waggoner, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1992

Abstract

In the mid-1980s the Uniform Law Commission undertook a landmark revision of the American law of gratuitous transfers. These reforms culminated in a drastically revised Uniform Probate Code ("UPC"). The revisions inspired the Albany Law Review to organize this symposium issue for the purpose of examining the 1990 UPC. In this introductory paper, we point to the main themes of the reform movement, discuss some of the traits and constraints of the uniform law process, and comment on some of the suggestions and insights that appear in the symposium articles.

Recommended Citation

Waggoner, Lawrence W. "Reforming the Law of Gratuitous Transfers: The New Uniform Probate Code." J. H. Langbein, co-author. Alb. L. Rev. 55 (1992): 871-90.